INCHEON, South Korea – LPGA players don’t really have a say in where the U.S. Women’s Open is held. But they do have opinions.
Controversy continues to swell over whether the USGA should move the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open from Trump National in Bedminster, N.J., in light of Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about women.
Women’s Open champion Brittany Lang
USA Today columnist Christine Brennan called for golf’s governing body to “dump Trump National and find another location”, even if the championship is only nine months away.
Golfweek interviewed a dozen players at the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship in South Korea, however, and found that’s not the overall sentiment of the tour.
In fact, it’s not even a locker room topic.
Only one player interviewed was adamant that the championship be moved. Most felt politics shouldn’t impact what course they play.
“I say keep it there,” said 2016 Women’s Open champion Brittany Lang. “I don’t think it’s related.”
Cristie Kerr, the 2007 USWO champion and a friend of Trump’s, feels the Republican presidential nominee should be forgiven. Read more at GolfWeek.com
